NEW YORK (AP) — Edward P. Evans, one of thoroughbred racing’s leading owners and breeders, has died after a brief illness. He was 68.
Evans died Friday night at his Manhattan home, his racing manager Chris Baker said Saturday. Baker said the cause of death was acute myeloid leukemia.
Evans operated Spring Hill Farm in Virginia and his horses won more than 100 stakes races during his 30-plus years as an owner.
Quality Road was among his best horses, earning more than $2.2 million with victories that included the Woodward Stakes and the Metropolitan Handicap in 2010. Other horses bred by Evans include 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam, Gygistar and Tap Dance.
Evans, a former chairman of publisher MacMillian Inc., recently donated $50 million to his alma mater, Yale University, to help with construction of a new campus for its school of management.
